Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Terms used in Pregnancy

As we discuss pregnancy in this blog, I have listed some common pregnancy terms that may be useful for better understanding of pregnancy. Here are some terms used in Pregnancy.

Pregnancy

- is the carrying of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, inside the uterus of a female. (wikipedia)

Childbirth

- the period where labor is expected or the baby is about to be delivered out from the mother's womb.

Fetus

- the unborn child at the womb also known as the embryo.

Miscarriage

- spontaneous abortion is the spontaneous end of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or fetus is incapable of surviving, generally defined in humans at prior to 20 weeks of gestation.


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